Thursday, April 23, 3:30 – 5:30 pm, in the Roser ATLAS Center
ATLAS Expo Spring 2020 is a celebration of the creative spirit, passion and technical wizardry of the ATLAS community.
This year's event will feature dozens of student projects that creatively incorporate virtual/augmented reality, design, games, wearable technology, interaction design, robotics, information technology for development and more.
Some of last year's projects...
Talk to Me by Sergio Rivera, Wei Miao & Mariana Tamashiro
Using open source artificial intelligence connected to an old typewriter and analog phone, answers to questions spoken into a handset are typewritten by an invisible typist. The team became intrigued with the idea of blending AI with mechanical and analog communication technology. The system is activated when the receiver is picked up. Spoken questions are then directed to the open-source AI voice assistant Mycroft via a Raspberry Pi, and responses are conveyed to the invisible typist by… well to find that out, come to Expo on Thursday afternoon.
Force Helmet by Kailey Epp
A football helmet capable of detecting and communicating the force of an impact to the sidelines.
Concussions, particularly in football, can go unnoticed during the excitement of a game. Load sensors built into Force Helmet measure the impact sustained by a player, transmitting that data via Bluetooth to the sidelines, where coaches and medical personnel can make informed decisions about removing a player from a game for examination.
Tunnel Vision by Kylie McKee, Rylee Gordon, Ashley Koett & Rebecca Geist
A warning system that alerts drivers when pedestrians or cyclists are about to emerge from blind tunnels or corners. Boulder underpasses with blind corners can be dangerous for pedestrians and bicyclists, especially at night. Tunnel Vision is a light and sound warning system that alerts drivers when pedestrians or bicyclists are approaching a crosswalk from a blind underpass or bike path. Passive infrared motion sensors track motion of cyclists and pedestrians in the tunnel, communicating the information to drivers via wirelessly connected RGB Neopixel LED lights and sounds.
10¢ by Toby Wu
Beautiful handsewn shoes that incorporate plastic grocery bags and other recycled materials to achieve a surprising aesthetic that make a powerful statement. Wu set out to explore the use of plastic bags as an alternative material in the construction of softgoods. Using soles bought online, he fabricated the uppers from plastic bags fused to textiles, then styled the upper based on classic high-tops. The result is unique footwear made of discarded, everyday materials that are fashionable, edgy, attractive and fun.
Improving Information Exchange During Disaster Relief by Shiva Darian
A two-pronged intervention to address disaster relief in areas with scarce resources. Focusing specifically on the 2017 Kermanshah earthquake that devastated western Iran, Shiva designed disaster response protocols that could have helped NGOs more efficiently coordinate their services through a collaborative program for information sharing and community outreach. She also developed an algorithm to achieve optimal supply distribution given each organizations’ financial and geographic constraints.
Here by Caleb Wright & Delaney Winkler
Internet-connected lamps that enable partners in long-distance relationships to interact with each other non-verbally. From personal experience, both Caleb Wright and Delaney Winkler know that the absence of casual, non-verbal interactions make long distance relationships more difficult. Their pair of interactive, internet-connected lamps address this with proximity sensors that detect and communicate movement to a remote partner through subtle changes in both lamps, with gesture sensors that generate more emphatic light changes. Color controls on both lamps simultaneously change the color of both lamps. “It's a way of communicating your physical presence. It's a way to say, ‘I am thinking of you,’” says Delaney.